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(23 customer reviews) 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
So far...so good,
December 9, 2009 Tee Box "The T-Box" (Culver, IN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Koss PATHFINDRW Lightweight Earbud Stereophone with In-line Volume Control - (WHITE) (Electronics)
I am a "lawn care technician" and I've tried a ton of earbuds. These are still working just fine as of today. Now, you should know that I mainly listen to podcasts on my iPod and for the spoken word, these work just fine. If you're getting them for listening to music, you may want to upgrade to a nicer set of buds. It just depends on how particular you are. For general listening to people talking, these are fine.
The one feature that I really like on these buds is the little volume control thingy. You can up or down the volume without digging your iPod out of your pocket every five minutes. That's just a real, real nice feature.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Best sound and quality for the price,
May 11, 2011 Danielle Withrow (Asheville, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Koss PATHFINDRW Lightweight Earbud Stereophone with In-line Volume Control - (WHITE) (Electronics)
I've tried tons of earbuds over the years, and these are far and away my favorite. This is actually my second pair; I finally wore the first pair out after over a year of use.
I have really small ears, and all other earbuds were always painful to wear. These do not hurt at all. I just roll the foam in my fingers like you would a foam earplug, insert, hold in place for a few seconds, and the foam expands to fit. It also comes with replacement foam pieces--the foam will eventually wear out and lose its springy-ness, but I find that takes months. This set also came with a pair of rubbery bud covers if you prefer that over the foam. They seem to be softer and more flexible than a typical bud cover but I still prefer the foam.
The other thing I love about these buds is the incredible bass sound--I've yet to use other buds that come close. I'm not the kind of person who will spend more than $20 on earbuds, and for the cost these are really impressive. One thing...Read more
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
The Most Comfortable In-ear Headphones Ever Made!,
December 8, 2011 Kenneth Pesantes (Brooklyn, NY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Koss PATHFINDRW Lightweight Earbud Stereophone with In-line Volume Control - (WHITE) (Electronics)
Koss Pathfinder headphones are probably the only in-ear headphones I can stand in my ear for more than an hour without my ears hurting. The way the foam part is tapered, instead of most headphones where its more like a bud, is the main reason. Also with these headphone you can have them all the way in or slightly pull them out a little and they stay in unlike the poorly designed Apple iHeadphones and others. All the others I've tried either hurt my ear after a while or they are always falling out.
The Pathfinder has great sounding low frequencies as well as a broad spectrum of tonality and aural range. The in-ear foam blocks out almost all outside noise. I love these to block out annoying loud people on cell phones or distracting noise on the train but am careful not to walk down a dark street at night with these on. I'm sad to say my only criticism of these fantastic headphones is the volume control, a great addition to these but feels cheaply made as well as the cable...Read more
